Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: Difference between revisions

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* [[Bad Boss]]: Other than the usual [[You Have Failed Me]], Gargoyle will shoot his own [[Mook]] to convince Nadia that he would shoot Marie.

** On one occasion, however, he casually tells a mook who slipped up not to worry about punishment.

* [[Bamboo Technology]]: Armed with a bit of salvage, Jean builds a camp worthy of the Professor from ''[[~~Gilligans~~ Island]]''.

* [[Bamboo Technology]]: Armed with a bit of salvage, Jean builds a camp worthy of the Professor from ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''.

* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]

* [[Batman Gambit]]: Gargoyle lures Nemo into a trap using himself as bait. He knows Nemo will do anything to follow him and so leads [[The Captain]] to a cavern which he blocks off with mines

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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Often with the Nautilus, pulling the gang to safety in the nick of time. Subverted later, where help arrives just a minute too late {{spoiler|in Tartessos}}.

* [[Blind Without'Em]]: Jean, with the obligatory [[Dropped Glasses]] scene. To the point that without the glasses, his eyes are drawn much smaller than the usual "anime" size.

* [[Blue ~~With~~ Shock]]

* [[Blue with Shock]]

* [[Blush Sticker]]: Jean

* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]: Hanson and Sanson wear one as part of their uniforms.

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* [[Cross-Popping Veins]]

* [[Dead Person Conversation]]

* [[Death By Irony]]: {{spoiler|Electra is electrocuted (although she did not die). Jean, the boy that loves to fly, falls (he gets better). Finally, the Atlantean-supremacist [[Big Bad|Gargoyle]] dies while discovering his true nature -- he is a human adopted by the real Atlanteans, and he never found out before entering an energy field that turns non-Atlanteans to a pillar of salt. Oops.}}

* [[Death by Irony]]: {{spoiler|Electra is electrocuted (although she did not die). Jean, the boy that loves to fly, falls (he gets better). Finally, the Atlantean-supremacist [[Big Bad|Gargoyle]] dies while discovering his true nature -- he is a human adopted by the real Atlanteans, and he never found out before entering an energy field that turns non-Atlanteans to a pillar of salt. Oops.}}

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Nadia is gradually transformed from a cold, aloof, temperamental pessimist to a caring, trusting young woman as a result of her relationship with Jean.

* [[The Determinator]]: Played partly for laughs with Grandis at the beginning. But applied dead seriously in the final episode, where {{spoiler|Emperor Neo manages to make his unpowered robotic body move by sheer force of will to save Nadia.}}

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** Electra does the same when she finally learns that Nemo actually ''does'' care about her, and tries to shoot herself. Nemo talks her out of such behavior.

* [[Dropped Glasses]]: Minor subversion: the glasses are repaired almost immediately to demonstrate the technological capabilities of the Nautilus.

* [[Everything's Better ~~With~~ Princesses]]: Subverted. The people who call Nadia "princess" rarely seem to have her best interests in mind.

* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Subverted. The people who call Nadia "princess" rarely seem to have her best interests in mind.

* [[Evil Chancellor]]: [[Big Bad|Gargoyle]] used to be this, before pulling off a (mostly) successful coup and moving on to better things.

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Nemo and [[Big Bad|Gargoyle]] are always going on about their vague but important past.

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* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: The primary form of Sub-to-Sub combat.

* [[Magic From Technology]]

* [[Market-Based Title]]: The Japanese title, ''Fushigi no Umi no Nadia'' ("''Nadia of the Mysterious Seas''"), was basically used by Gainax to forestall [[Executive Meddling]], by ensuring their title followed the same pattern as ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of ~~The~~ Wind]]''.

* [[Market-Based Title]]: The Japanese title, ''Fushigi no Umi no Nadia'' ("''Nadia of the Mysterious Seas''"), was basically used by Gainax to forestall [[Executive Meddling]], by ensuring their title followed the same pattern as ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]''.

* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]: Garygoyle's suite is immaculate red and worthy for the dinner party he invites sponsors too. The only flaw is his mask and KKK style hat.

* [[Meaningful Name]]:

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* [[Narrator All Along]]: As above.

* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: King

* [[Not Good ~~With~~ People]]: Nadia. Having spent fourteen years of her life in a circus with a cruel, unloving ringmaster, she dislikes grownups with a vengeance. As such, she does not know how to interact with people. Nemo is also like this when it comes to children, although he does gradually warm up to them.

* [[Not Good with People]]: Nadia. Having spent fourteen years of her life in a circus with a cruel, unloving ringmaster, she dislikes grownups with a vengeance. As such, she does not know how to interact with people. Nemo is also like this when it comes to children, although he does gradually warm up to them.

* [[Not So Different]]: When Jean and Hanson stop fighting over the blue water, they realize they're more mecha geeks and simultaneously [[Squee]] over the Nautilus.

* [[Number Two]]: Electra

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* [[Public Domain Artifact]]: Just about everything in Jules Verne's closet that wasn't nailed down. Plus the "Blue Water" from ''[[Beau Geste]]'' of all places.

* [[Puppet King]]: Emperor Neo. {{spoiler|quite litteraly}}

* [[Putting On the Reich]]: The Neo-Atlanteans. They greet each other a reversed version of the Nazi salute (right arm extended, then placed to chest). In addition, they also wear black uniforms reminiscent of the Nazi Schutzstaffel, and black Ku Klux Klan-like hoods (officers in charge wear orange).

* [[Putting on the Reich]]: The Neo-Atlanteans. They greet each other a reversed version of the Nazi salute (right arm extended, then placed to chest). In addition, they also wear black uniforms reminiscent of the Nazi Schutzstaffel, and black Ku Klux Klan-like hoods (officers in charge wear orange).

** This is made especially explicit in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4tjjXxC7-w their Omake Theater feature].

* [[Relationship Upgrade]]: All the couples in the series who successfully end up together.

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* [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]]: Jean install one on the cockpit of the plane it build, Nadia touches it {{spoiler|resulting in her and Marie's death. Though it was [[All Just a Dream|just a dream.]]}}

* [[Shadow Archetype]]

* [[Shout-Out]]: To ''[[~~Indiana Jones (Franchise)|~~Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Film/Gamera|Gamera]]'', ''[[Tarzan]]'', ''[[Uchuu Senkan Yamato]]'', ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' and [[~~Gun Buster~~|others]].

* [[Shout-Out]]: To ''[[Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Film/Gamera|Gamera]]'', ''[[Tarzan]]'', ''[[Uchuu Senkan Yamato]]'', ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' and [[Gunbuster|others]].

** And, of course, multiple shout outs to Jules Verne's works that weren't directly used in the plot.

** The shout-outs in ''Secret of Blue Water'' are innumerable. You think you have found all of them but there's still more. There's an allusion to something outside of the story, often in [[Real Life]], like every five minutes. That's among the things that make the series great. It latches onto everything.